Latino families report lower child injury rates than white families

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-150

  Simon, Tamara D ^a   Emsermann, Caroline Bublitz ^b   DiGuiseppi, Carolyn ^b,c   Davidson, Arthur J ^b,d   Hambidge, Simon J ^a,b,e  

^a Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^d DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; ambulatory; children; injury; Latino; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 59649107767     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300802404430     Document Type: Article

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